Bill Bodkin

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Bill Bodkin is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of Pop Break, and most importantly a husband, and father. Ol' Graybeard writes way too much about wrestling, jam bands, Asbury Park, Disney+ shows, and can often be seen under his seasonal DJ alias, DJ Father Christmas. He is the co-host of Pop Break's flagship podcast The Socially Distanced Podcast (w/Amanda Rivas) which drops weekly as well as TV Break and Bill vs. The MCU.

TV Review: Hannibal, ‘Futamono’

Bill Bodkin - April 4, 2014

Plot: A city councilman's body is found intertwined with a tree; Jack (Laurence Fishburne) crashes Hannibal's (Madds Mikelesen) dinner party to investigate Will's (Hugh...

Pop-Press: Skate & Surf 2014 – New Location, New Headliners

Bill Bodkin - April 4, 2014

The Skate & Surf Festival has a new location, new headliners and a whole new vibe. The festival, which will run May 17 and May...

Album Review: Steel Panther, ‘All You Can Eat’

Bill Bodkin - April 3, 2014

Oh, Steel Panther. You can always count on these guys to deliver a wild, raucous, raunchy, hilarious and horns-in-the-air metal record. Some of you may sit...

The Casting Couch: March Casting News

Bill Bodkin - April 3, 2014

Patrick Wilson in an unspecified role (Ant-Man) Thumbs Up: I've always felt Wilson was underrated, especially as Daniel Dreiberg/Nite Owl II in Watchmen. Once...

TV Recap: Law & Order: SVU, ‘Downloaded Child’

Bill Bodkin - April 3, 2014

Plot: Single mom Jenny Aschler (Meghann Fahy) is arrested for child endangerment. Not trusting anyone to take care of her young daughter Maddie (Ella...

Interview: The Knight Owls (2014)

Bill Bodkin - April 2, 2014

The Knight Owls were hatched from the young, creative mind of singer/guitarist Matt Check. Back in 2011, Check was in high school, a budding...

TV Recap: Ripper Street, ‘A Stronger Loving World’

Bill Bodkin - March 30, 2014

Plot: Attacks on churches and synagogues threatens to break the fragile peace between Whitechapel's religious communities. Bella Drake's (Gillian Saker) 'uncle', Gabriel Cain (Paul...

TV Review: Hannibal, ‘Mukozuke’

Bill Bodkin - March 28, 2014

Hannibal is a series that has a high level of shock value. While, never "done for the sake of doing it" the visceral brutality...

Pop-Press: Surf Music on Saturday Night in Asbury Park

Bill Bodkin - March 28, 2014

The founders of this summer's Asbury Park Surf Music Festival, The Brigantines, (a festival we're sponsoring) will be performing at the Asbury Yacht...

TV Review: Surviving Jack, Series Premiere

Bill Bodkin - March 28, 2014

Plot: Surviving Jack is a new 1990s-set sitcom based on best-selling author Justin Halpern's autobiographical book, I Suck at Girls. The plot revolves around...